Multi-function personal word processor

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EP 0 232 905 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	11.10.1989 Bulletin 1989/41

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	19.08.1987 Bulletin 1987/34

(21)	Application number: 87101869.3

(22)	Date of filing: 11.02.1987

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁴: H04N 1/387

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	DE FR GB

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Priority:

12.02.1986 JP 26701/86
12.02.1986 JP 26702/86
12.02.1986 JP 26703/86

(71)	Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
	Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101 (JP)

(72)	Inventors:
	Hirose, Etsuro Hitachi-shi (JP) Tsubaki, Toshio Hitachi-shi (JP) Tokunaga, Takeshi Hitachi-shi (JP) Hayashi, Seiichi Mito-shi (JP) Inoue, Masataka Hitachi-shi (JP) Tatsuno, Yujiro Hitachi-shi (JP) Tachibana, Kazuhiro Hitachi-shi (JP) Kimura, Masahiro Hitachi-shi (JP) Kanai, Yoshio Hitachi-shi (JP)

(74)	Representative: Altenburg, Udo, Dipl.-Phys. et al
	Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Bardehle . Pagenberg . Dost . Altenburg . Frohwitter . Geissler & Partner Postfach 86 06 20 D-81633 München D-81633 München (DE)

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(54)	Multi-function personal word processor

(57) A multi-function personal word processor comprises a main body (l; l0l; 20l) equipped with at least a keyboard (2, 3; l02, l03; 202, 203), a display device (6; l06; 206) for displaying contents of information inputted through the keyboard, and a printer (9; l09; 209) capable of printing out the contents displayed on the display device, further including an image scanner (8; l08; 208) capable of inputting image information of hand-written characters and/or graphic pattern, wherein the contents of information inputted through the image scanner is combined with the contents of information inputted through the keyboard to be displayed on the display device, the combined contents being printed out by the printer. The word processor allows desired characters and graphic patterns to be edited in desired layouts in an arbitrary manner.

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